Top 5 Cooking Games Surge in Australia Q4 2020

As 2020 came to a close, the appetite for cooking games remained strong in Australia, with notable performance from top applications in the genre. Sensor Tower provides detailed insights into these trends, which are summarized here to capture the essence of the cooking game category's traction.

The Cooking Diary® Restaurant Game by Mytona Limited showed a peak in downloads reaching 6K in mid-October before gradually declining to 2K by the end of December. Weekly active users (WAUs) followed a similar pattern, with a high of 18K in late October, subsiding to 10K by the year's end.

Another popular title, Cooking Fever: Restaurant Game from Nordcurrent UAB, maintained a steady revenue stream throughout the quarter, starting at around 12K USD and rising to over 13K USD. Downloads saw a slight decrease from 5K to 3K, while WAUs fluctuated, ending slightly lower than the quarter's start at around 36K.

ZenLife Games Pte. Ltd.'s Cooking Madness-Kitchen Frenzy witnessed an upward revenue trend, starting from 6K USD and reaching nearly 12K USD by the end of December. Downloads dipped initially but saw an increase from 1K to 2K, with WAUs also rising from 5K to 8K in the same period.

Big Fish Games, Inc's Cooking Craze: Restaurant Game observed a revenue increase from 6K USD to 9K USD. Downloads remained relatively low, hovering around 400 weekly, while WAUs showed a slight decline from 7K to 6K over the quarter.

Lastly, Melsoft's My Cafe — Restaurant Game saw its revenue fluctuate, with a notable dip to 4K USD in early December before recovering to over 6K USD. The game's downloads saw a decrease from 2K to under 2K, while WAUs increased from 8K to over 8K.

For more detailed insights and data on app performance, Sensor Tower's platform offers an extensive overview of market trends and user engagement.